The company said the reservoir-smart surface combo was then bonded to a glass and silicon electrode assembly and populated with the electrode stacks consisting of lithium and carbon monofluoride materials. Next, they were filled with the electrolyte and sealed airtight. Finally, they were attached to special circuit boards for testing and characterisation studies, which included triggering and activation of each of the independent battery cells via electrowetting, which gives the mPhase reserve battery one of its key attributes—programmable triggering. The design of the multi-cell battery gives each cell a very long shelf until it is triggered.

A Phase II STTR Army award funded the development of the Smart Nanobattery.